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Washita, Oklahoma

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the West Murray census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73030. The Survey maps it on the Joy quadrangle.

Washita within Murray County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

12 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Washita between 1992 and 2011, burning about 5,180 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism2
Debris and open burning2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 July 2011Equipment and vehicle use8.8 acresChickasaw AgencyHOTTLE FIRE
9 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined3,000 acresChickasaw National Recreation AreaDOLESE
11 April 2003Debris and open burning600 acresChickasaw AgencyMUSTANG
27 March 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresChickasaw AgencyBUREAU
19 March 1996Arson/incendiarism25 acresChickasaw AgencyDOLESE RD
15 March 2005Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresChickasaw AgencyJOY
26 February 2009Power generation/transmission/distribution419 acresChickasaw AgencySUBSTATION RD. FIRE
29 November 1992Arson/incendiarism100 acresChickasaw National Recreation AreaENGLAND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Murray County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Washita: 14 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Davis Pit and PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Dolese Bros Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Sooner Rock & Sand Co Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Murray County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Davis3.0 miles15
Joy3.3 miles15
Chigley4.3 miles15
Jollyville6.0 miles16
Cedar Village7.2 miles16
Iona7.2 miles15
Rayford8.0 miles17
Falls Creek Assembly8.4 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100920. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.